Research Article

Optimization of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Road Bridges Taking into Account Bridge-Vehicle Interaction, Random Pavement Roughness, and Uncertainties

Table 3

Results obtained with the GA.

ScenarioTMD mass (kg)TMD optimized parameters k (N/m); c (Ns/m)Maximum vertical displacement (mm)Dynamic amplification factor

1
mtmd1 = 4498.2
ktmd1 = 24461515.780.3242
1.035
ctmd1 = 55.5349
2
mtmd1 = 2249.1ktmd1 = 13073406.380.3358
1.072
ctmd1 = 31.9801
mtmd2 = 2249.1
ktmd2 = 12001929.32
ctmd2 = 22.1855
3mtmd1 = 1499.4ktmd1 = 7990745.970.33261.062
ctmd1 = 16.6866
mtmd2 = 1499.4ktmd2 = 8846387.21
ctmd2 = 17.3647
mtmd3 = 1499.4ktmd3 = 8109517.58
ctmd3 = 51.1554